1 May 2012
13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge
Chess Sets, Playing Cards and Games
Back to auction 19802
Chess Sets, Playing Cards and Games
Back to auction 19802
A figural art metal chess set and board,
by Andrzej Nowakowscy, Warsaw, Poland,
one side in copper, the other side in brass, Saxons versus Vikings, kings with beards, queens wearing cloaks, bishops with axes, knights as horse, rooks as windmills or Viking longboats, pawns as foot soldiers, the Viking pawns wearing horned helmets, the chessmen stamped:Magda i Andrzej Nowakowscy Warszawa, with a wooden and copper mounted board/box,
the king 6cm high, the pawn 4.9cm high, the board/box 30cm wide.
one side in copper, the other side in brass, Saxons versus Vikings, kings with beards, queens wearing cloaks, bishops with axes, knights as horse, rooks as windmills or Viking longboats, pawns as foot soldiers, the Viking pawns wearing horned helmets, the chessmen stamped:Magda i Andrzej Nowakowscy Warszawa, with a wooden and copper mounted board/box,
the king 6cm high, the pawn 4.9cm high, the board/box 30cm wide.
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
€1,800 - 2,400
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
Footnotes
- Reference: Bonhams, "Fine Chess Sets and Games, including the Martine Jeannin Collection", Wednesday, 29th April 2009, lot 162 for a similar chess set by the same maker.
Category: Collectibles / Toys and Dolls
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